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This whole trade dead line went well IMO. We couldn’t off load Biz or Batum so we stand pat for now. We just could not give up the future (which IMO is bright) to off load contracts from the previous GM. I think Kup did his best. He isn’t a dummy so we just need patience.

BTW: the team around Kemba is in the playoffs this year at the moment. Anyone shooting for Golden State level needs to take their Zoloft.

Jeez it’s like NBA champs or you suck around here. There is an in between here...certainly for now.

That whole Gasol thing was as much about offloading Biz as anything else. But unprotected first rounder...that is a stretch when you want MKG as well. Totally bet they wanted the draft after nexts pick too. Fug that.

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We're going nowhere for a long time. For anyone thinking that Monk and/or Bridges are going to lead this team somewhere in the near future, you're kidding yourself. Once Kemba is gone, this team is a bottom feeder at very best if we don't hit on some legitimate talent in the draft. Good players are going to try and join a "super team" for pennies on the dollar, and we're going to have to hand out max contracts to the Nic Batum's of the league. It's not pretty.

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It is not unreasonable to think this team can become a consistent playoff team in the east, consistent top four seed. I am not sure about contending for a championship. There are probably only four or five teams that have a legit shot at that.

To be a consistent playoff team and win around 50 games regularly I see the path forward as follows:

Retain Kemba

Draft well

Develop Monk and Miles

Be smart with our bad contracts, waiting them out is better than paying too much to shed them. Next year at the trade deadline Biz, MKG and Marvin will be on expiring contracts. There are always teams willing to give up assets to shed payroll. If we get a good offer we take it, if not just let them expire.

Give Mitch and JB a couple of years to make the roster like they want it to be. Right now they are still trying to make Cho's mess work.

Worst case Kemba leaves and we get nothing. In that scenario we go full tank mode and it takes a while longer to get there. The upside to that is we would see Monk and Miles starting regularly (along with any other young players we think we can develop) and Batum come off the bench.

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I never wanted them to give up Any of Monk, Bridges, Or a 1st in this trade deadline.

I just wish we couldve offloaded something.

Either traded someone a 2nd straight up for Biz, similar to us doing it with a player from the Hawks a few seasons back

Or Frank and even package Lamb for a 2nd then go after a Ellington to sign

But for this fan bases sake. We better hope like heck Kemba stays. I think next year wont be much better than this. But 2 years from now when start to take some of the Cho Shackles off with some of these bad contracts, we could be something